| Greer Sullivan (MD, University of Mississippi, 1980; MSPH, UCLA, 1991; UCLA RWJ Clinical Scholar 1986-88) is a health services researcher who directs the South Central VA Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), a virtual program spanning eight Southern states that aims to improve mental health care in rural areas. She is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas, a Visiting Professor at both Tulane and the University of Mississippi, and an adjunct senior scientist at Rand. She has conducted research on vulnerable populations with serous mental illness, such as those who are homeless or incarcerated; and has been involved in a series of studies examining innovative approaches to delivering treatment for anxiety disorders in primary care settings. Most recently Dr. Sullivan has been testing various approaches to disseminate and implement evidence-based psychotherapies within the VA; and has lead a community-based program in which mental health providers partner with rural clergy to encourage more appropriate use of mental health services. She has a track record of mentoring junior health services researchers and currently heads a VA-funded health services research fellowship program for clinicians.
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